3-stored in paras nervosa to be
released when needed
hypophyseal portal system
1-neuroendocrine cells in the
hypothalamus secrete hormones
releasing hormones
inhibiting hormones
2-released into the axons
3-at he medial eminence, they get
released into the portal venules to be
carried to the anterior pituitary to
stimulate or inhibit its hormonal releases
factors that regulate GH secretion
pattern of release: pulsatile
actions on the organs level
metabolic actions
CHO
hyperglycemic
effect
muscles+adipocytes
-- glucose utilization
because of decreased sensitivity to insulin due to ++fatty acids level
GH
liver-++
gluconeogenesis
LIPID
increase
lipid
catabolism
adipocytyes
stimulate Hormone sensitive lipase to breakdown the fats
++oxidation of fatty acids
liver
stimulate ketogenesis (because of excess acetyl Coa)
inhibit lipogenesis
PROTEIN
INCREASE
protein
anabolism
muscles
++ aminoacids transport across membranes
++ RNA translation into proteins by ribosomes
++ DNA transcription into RNA to make proteins
DECREASE PROTEIN cataqbolism (protein sparing)
growth
go to liver and generate IGF-1
growth of bone
width
stimulate osteoblasts
increase bone desposition
on the surface
increase in bone
thickness
length
increase the metabolism of
chondrocytes
increase the secretion of cartilage in the
epiphyseal cartilage
increase the conversion of this cartilage
into bone
actions in the cell-- 3 signal
transduction pathways
JAK/STAT pathway
MAPK and PI3K/PKB pathways
pathologies and their treatment
GH excess
before epiphyseal closure
gigantism
increase in length to 8-9 feet
all tissue of the body growth rapidly
hypopituitarism
after epiphyseal closure
acromegaly
increase in bone thickness
growth in soft tissue (heart-kidney)
main cause: GH secreting tumor
treatment
main line is surgery-2nd line: radiation
3rd line: pharmacological
Somatostatin analog
octreoline
Dopamine agonists
bromocreptine
GH receptor antagonists
pigvisomant
GH deficiency
main cause: hypopituitarism
child
pituitary dwarfism
patient becomes very short-sexual functions might be imparied
adult
generalized symptoms
decrease muscle mass - obesity -lack of energy - accelerated aging